Trump notably criticised Marco Rubio for his use of bottled water during debates in the 2016 election. / White House
President Donald Trump had his own water bottle moment.
Trump paused an address to the nation to reach for water during a blow-by-blow account of his five-nation trip to Asia.
Trump first reached into the lectern, to no avail, and required help from others in the room to spot abottle on a nearby table. He took another swig a few minutes later.
President Donald Trump looks for bottle water as he pauses while speaking about his trip to Asia in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. Photo / AP
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump frequently mocked then-rival Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's frequent water breaks, most memorably when Rubio gave the official Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union in 2013.
"When they put Marco on to refute President Obama's speech, do you remember that catastrophe?" Trump asked a campaign crowd in Fort Worth, Texas, in February 2016. Trump then began to mock him.
President Donald Trump looks for a bottle of water as he talks about his trip to Asia in the Diplomatic Room of the White House. Photo / AP
"He's like this, 'I need water. Help me, I need water,'" Trump said, pretending to stagger on stage.
"This is on live television. This total choke artist," he said. Trump held up and opened a bottle of water, saying, "It's Rubio."
Remember when Donald Trump mocked Marco Rubio for drinking water during a speech? Well, guess who did the same thing today? The orange lunatic himself. Hypocrite. pic.twitter.com/JKqiiYfoPM
Rubio joked that the president needed to work on his form.
President Donald Trump pauses to drink water as he speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. Photo / AP
"Has to be done in one single motion & eyes should never leave the camera. But not bad for his 1st time," Rubio tweeted.
Similar,but needs work on his form.Has to be done in one single motion & eyes should never leave the camera. But not bad for his 1st time https://t.co/s49JtyRo3S
